Variations in U.S. pediatric burn injury hospitalizations
using the national burn repository data.
20628307
Journal of burn care & research :
official publication of the American Burn
Association
, 2010 Sept.
: 734-9

Thompson HJ, Rivara FP, Nathens A, Wang J, Jurkovich GJ, Mackenzie EJ

Development and validation of the mortality risk for
trauma comorbidity index.
20622665
Annals of surgery
, 2010 Aug.
: 370-5

Rivara FP

Rolling theme issue on comparative effectiveness research:
the right treatment to the right patient at the right
time.
20679170
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent
medicine
, 2010 Aug.
: 773

Health-related quality of life, physical function,
fatigue, and disease activity in children with established
polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
19411394
The Journal of rheumatology
, 2009 June
: 1330-6

Child injury around the world: a global research agenda
for child injury prevention.
19494104
Injury prevention : journal of the International
Society for Child and Adolescent Injury
Prevention
, 2009 June
: 212

Shandro JR, Rivara FP, Wang J, Jurkovich GJ, Nathens AB, MacKenzie EJ

Alcohol and risk of mortality in patients with traumatic
brain injury.
19509618
The Journal of trauma
, 2009 June
: 1584-90

Influence of comorbidities and age on outcome following
burn injury in older adults.
19165104
Journal of burn care & research :
official publication of the American Burn
Association
, 2009 Mar.
: 307-14

Epidemiology and outcomes of older adults with burn
injury: an analysis of the National Burn Repository.
19060727
Journal of burn care & research :
official publication of the American Burn
Association
, 2009 Jan.
: 30-6

Rivara FP

The global problem of injuries to children and
adolescents.
19117877
Pediatrics
, 2009 Jan.
: 168-9

Outcomes of trauma patients after transfer to a level I
trauma center.
18545129
The Journal of trauma
, 2008 June
: 1594-9

Kramer CB, Gibran NS, Heimbach DM, Rivara FP, Klein MB

Assault and substance abuse characterize burn injuries in
homeless patients.
18388565
Journal of burn care & research :
official publication of the American Burn
Association
, 2008 May
: 461-7

Klein MB, Mack CD, Kramer CB, Heimbach DM, Gibran NS, Rivara FP

Influence of injury characteristics and payer status on
burn treatment location in Washington state.
18388579
Journal of burn care & research :
official publication of the American Burn
Association
, 2008 May
: 435-40

Samant UB 4th, Mack CD, Koepsell T, Rivara FP, Vavilala MS

Time of hypotension and discharge outcome in children with
severe traumatic brain injury.
18419252
Journal of neurotrauma
, 2008 May
: 495-502

A comparison of reviewers selected by editors and
reviewers suggested by authors.
17643779
The Journal of pediatrics
, 2007 Aug.
: 202-5

Rivara FP, Relyea-Chew A, Wang J, Riley S, Boisvert D, Gomez T

Drinking behaviors in young adults: the potential role of
designated driver and safe ride home programs.
17567971
Injury prevention : journal of the International
Society for Child and Adolescent Injury
Prevention
, 2007 June
: 168-72

The effectiveness of the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program in public middle schools: a controlled trial.
17321428
The Journal of adolescent health : official
publication of the Society for Adolescent
Medicine
, 2007 Mar.
: 266-74

Prevention of deaths from harmful drinking in the United
States: the potential effects of tax increases and advertising
bans on young drinkers.
16562413
Journal of studies on alcohol
, 2006 Mar.
: 300-8

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ
Injury Scale for kidney injuries predicts nephrectomy, dialysis,
and death in patients with blunt injury and nephrectomy for
penetrating injuries.
16508495
The Journal of trauma
, 2006 Feb.
: 351-6

A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care
on mortality.
16436768
The New England journal of
medicine
, 2006 Jan. 26
: 366-78

Rauh MJ, Koepsell TD, Rivara FP, Margherita AJ, Rice SG

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries among high school
cross-country runners.
16306308
American journal of
epidemiology
, 2006 Jan. 15
: 151-9

Greves HM, Rivara FP

Report card on school snack food policies among the United
States' largest school districts in 2004-2005: room for
improvement.
16390544
The international journal of behavioral
nutrition and physical activity
, 2006 Jan. 3
: 1

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Pediatrics

Medical/Professional School

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia

Clinical Interests

General pediatrics, Injury prevention

Research Description

I have devoted my career to studying childhood injury and injury prevention. I have conducted seminal research on the effectiveness of bicycle helmets and developed programs to promote helmet use that have been copied and implemented around the world. These programs have led to a significant reduction in the number of children sustaining bicycle-related traumatic brain injury and death.

My research has contributed to a better understanding of the role of gun ownership in violence in the home, the impact of intimate partner violence on the family, the societal costs of intimate partner violence, the epidemiology and prevention of pedestrian injuries, the outcome after trauma in children and adults, the role of alcohol in trauma and the effect of brief intervention programs on reducing alcohol use, and the prevention of alcohol abuse.

My current research is on the long term disability after traumatic brain injury in children, interventions to reduce the prevalence of PTSD after traumatic injury in adolescents, and the genetic factors associated with poor recovery from trauma. I am the author of over 390 publications, the majority on injury control.

Seattle Children’s provides healthcare without regard to race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry) or disability. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.